Great Big Things

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$17.99

The world is full of Great Big Things, especially for a little mouse. The little mouse travels over deserts, mountains, and the big ocean. Little mouse travels on a train, through the forest past bears, and past a big blue whale. He travels through storms, strong winds, and sunsets, all to find another little mouse.

The illustrations are my favorite part about Great Big Things. When I first received the book, I noticed how beautiful the sunset and mountain were on the cover, and it really made me excited to read it. But then I started reading, and it was not what I was hoping for it to be. I didn’t really get it. I’m not exactly sure if there is much story other than a mouse seeing big things in the world while he travels with his crumb of food. I think it is nice for the little mouse to bring a crumb of food to his friend, but I just wish there was more to the story. I can say I liked looking at the illustrations but not really reading the book.

I love Hello Kitty but who doesn’t? She has been around for so long it is cool to still see books come out on her. This is a full color graphic novel following Kitty around as she reads a book that takes her on a bunch of adventures. From climbing a snowy mountain and having a picnic with her friends, putting cute flags on the moon, or going on a lunch date, each different comic is super cute. Some are drawn as if they are really old and some are drawn in the colorful chibi style, like the whale. The Kraken is my favorite character added to this comic.

I love how this graphic novel doesn’t have any writing and you just look at the pictures that tell the story. This means anybody can read it, even if you can’t read. If you collect Hello Kitty stuff or are just looking for a something new to read, I would definitely buy this one or give it as a gift!

This book is about a baby polar bear and mama polar bear. In the story, the mama tells the baby how she always takes care of her baby. This book makes me feel sweet and happy. The illustrations are soft and peaceful. There is a lot of white, black, and blue in the colors. There is a black sky in the nighttime with many, many, many stars. The pond is silver and shiny. While I read this book, I wanted to play with my toy polar bear. This book has words that rhyme like “you” and “too” or “down” and “frown.” The baby polar bear and the mama polar bear are smiling, hugging, and playing in the water. My favorite picture is when they are outside at night. I like the part that says, “When you share your hopes and wishes, I’ll keep them safe for you…and promise to do all I can to make those dreams come true.” It reminds me of bedtime when my mommy says, “You are my dream come true.” This mama polar bear will love her baby forever, and my mommy will love me forever. This book has peace. Little and big kids will like this book. I am a big kid, and I do like this book.

That is the baby bear. He is lost! He meets a mountain lion. She doesn’t eat him, and the baby bear doesn’t eat the mountain lion. She is nice, but he meets a frog who is not very nice. She is very rude and says, ‘Leave me alone!’ She is very rude! He meets squirrels who tell him to hug a tree; they are nice but not very helpful. Then the moose tells him to listen, but the bear is crying. The Ram tells him to climb higher, like he is, and to sing. I like the ram the best – he is not a little sheep, he is a Big sheep. The owl is so nice because she loves him. The moon is in his eyes so he can’t see. I like the Owl and I like the Fish. So the fish takes him home- the fish can swim and so is the bear. So he got home! No one had to teach him to get there! But they helped him. I like to look at the little rainbow and the animals. Can we read it again?

In Kenya, how you would talk to your dad would be, ‘Baba’; like ‘Papa’, very like Papa. When you bought milk, you would pay with a shilling. When friends came over you would go to a wildlife preserve to see animals like giraffes, lions, elephants, and all of those animals. Your favorite food would be beef roasted over a fire with fruit and vegetables and milk and even some pastries that are filled with meat and vegetables. Kenya is in Africa, and your favorite game might be Cricket. You would like to build toys, and most of them would be handmade. You would look forward to the celebration of Carnival. The last page shows all the different types of children all over the world, even American people. It is interesting to know what life would be like in Kenya. I think the part of living in Kenya that I would like best would be the Festival, because it is the funnest thing in Kenya. I would like the food, too.

This book is the creation story from the Bible. I have read many other stories like this one. I really like the pictures in the book. In all of the pictures there is a light or spot where you can see God. The pictures all went with the words, so if you know the creation story but can’t read, you can still tell the story. My favorite picture was of the lion and mice. The words said, “cats and mice.” On each day God created a part of the world. The first day was light, then they sky. Next was the water and land, sun and moon, and birds and fish. Then animals and people. God wants the people to take care of the land and animals and everything he created. I think this is a good story, that many kids would like. I think kids would enjoy looking at the pictures too.